From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Test of a Spectre & Bentley on the Stelvio, related to petrol quality on the Continent.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 5th September 1935 | |
| X1282 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to WGR. c. to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} c. to MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}7/KW.5.9.35. Test of the SpectreCodename for Phantom III & Bentley on the Stelvio. Further to my comments on the high compression head in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}12/KW.2.9.35, I have now received a letter from the Ethyl Export Corporation which almost exactly confirms my own impression, and explains the behaviour of the car during my recent tour. We will try and get more exact information about the petrol obtainable on the Continent and discuss the matter fully with Sr. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} Att: Copy of letter dated 4.9.35. From Ethyl Export Corporation. | ||